A fire accident can be caused by many hazards, such as a propane tank, a

defective product, a vehicle crash, or poor workplace safety. Because burns can
be the result of many kinds of accidents, there isn’t a standard legal process for
dealing with them, other than filing a negligence or workers compensation claim.
However, because burns frequently leave permanent complications and even
disfiguring scars, settlements tend to be higher when burns are present. An injury
attorney is especially important for burn cases, as victims may have to face
lifelong expenses as a result of their injury.

WHAT ARE SOME COMMON CAUSES

OF A FIRE ACCIDENT?
Fire can break out nearly anywhere, but there are some settings where it is a
particular danger. These situations include:

 Workplaces where heavy machinery or industrial equipment is involved. Both

heavy machinery and industrial equipment rely on sophisticated electronics to
function, and any electrical fault can throw a spark that may produce a flame.
Employers must maintain their machinery to ensure that this does not happen.
 Factories that produce some form of dust as a byproduct. Facilities that work with
wood, paper or other materials that can form dust are at a constant risk of a fire
accident if there is not an active dust removal system in place. Suspended dust,
no matter its composition, can produce an explosive conflagration in the
presence of an open flame, and such disasters usually result in catastrophic
injuries.
 Defective products that are either flammable or made with poor-quality
electronics. Clothing and appliances, in particular, must be thoroughly tested
before they are put on store shelves. In fact, any item that is expected to be
anywhere close to a flame must be tested for safety. However, poor appliance
wiring can create sparks and fuel a flame, while poor clothing materials may be
dangerously flammable. In both cases, the manufacturers will be liable.
 Vehicle crashes, especially when fuel or other flammable liquids are spilled.
A vehicle wreck can create unpredictable injuries and effects, and if a fuel tank is
ruptured, or if the crash involves a truck carrying hazardous materials, a flame
can quickly ignite. If a driver is trapped in their vehicle or rendered unconscious,
injuries can be extremely severe.

A fire accident has greater settlement potential, as burn injuries often take away
a victim’s quality of life to a significant degree. Second and third degree burns
often leave terrible scars, and if these scars are readily apparent, then the
settlement will usually be higher due to emotional damages. Burn injuries can
 leavse a victim with chronic pain or loss of mobility as well, both of which will
necessitate ongoing physical therapy.

These factors will all have to be accounted for when a settlement is pursued.
Fortunately, an injury attorney will have the victim’s interests in mind and ensure
they get the representation they deserve.

Role Of Fire Services

The Service was expected to focus on fighting fires, and the law constrained
what they could do. Since then the role of the Fire Service has changed a
great deal. As a result, under the new Act, Fire and rescue Authorities now
have a range of statutory duties to:-
 Promote Fire Safety; and
 To prepare for:
 fighting fires and protecting people and property from fires;
 Rescuing people from Road Traffic Accidents; and
 Dealing with other specific emergencies, such as flooding or terrorist
attack which are set out by Statutory Order and can be amended in line
with how the role of the Service may change in the future. In addition,
all Fire and Rescue authorities will be able to do other things to respond
to the particular needs of their communities and the risks they face. The
Act achieves this through:
 ensuring that fire and rescue authorities can do things that are not
specifically set out in the act but which will help them meet their statutory
duties;
 Giving authorities powers to prepare properly for other risks to life and the
environment - for example they can buy equipment and train and deploy
staff to undertake activities that they judge to pose a risk to life or the
environment in their area; and allowing authorities, where they have
capacity, to use staff and equipment they believe appropriate. This new
framework of powers and duties will equip Fire and rescue authorities to
meet the challenges of the 21st century. It puts prevention on an equal
footing with intervention and enables individual Fire and Rescue
authorities, for the first time, to decide in consultation with their
communities how and where to deploy their resources. The Act therefore
provides a stronger basis for Fire and Rescue authorities ability to respond
to the range of risks set out in their Integrated Risk Management Plans
The Act recognizes the wider role of the Service now plays and provides
the flexibility to adapt to how the Service may change in the future.